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MR.1970.17.23-A8
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Malawi | | Salima | | Nyanja | Chewa | 1958 | Hugh Tracey |
Language and title:
original language: Nyanja/Chewa
title in original language: Kupanda mlongo nkusauka
title in English: To be without a sister is to be without a home
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | Bangwe (zither) |
FEMALE |
Characteristics:
general:
function: ritual music
length: 1:25 min.
Performers:
Thawani Mwale
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"The Sound of Africa Series - Sons d'Afrique Series"
Reference AMA. TR-76
In a matrilocal society a man without sisters would have no home belonging to his own family after his parents died. "To be without a sister is to have trouble. People who have sisters mock you."
Tempo:
|
| average | 144.28 |
| median | 144.23 |
| minimum | 115.38 |
| maximum | 171.43 |
| standaard deviation | 9.77 |
| regression factor | -0.12 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
